Emergency services were called to the scene on Sunday afternoon
15:35, 03 May 2026Updated 18:10, 03 May 2026
Hyde Leisure Pool(Image: Google Maps)
A child has been taken to hospital after emergency services were called to a swimming pool in Hyde this afternoon.
The incident happened at Hyde Leisure Pool on Walker Lane, on Sunday (May 3).
The Manchester Evening News understands that emergency crews were called to the scene following reports that a child had got into difficulty in the water.
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Witnesses said the pool was evacuated as paramedics rushed to help. One person told the M.E.N. they saw leisure centre staff carrying out CPR before ambulance crews arrived.
It is understood that the child was conscious when they were taken to hospital for further checks after being pulled from the water.
A North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) spokesperson said: “We received a call for a child in cardiac arrest at Active Hyde and several NWAS resources were dispatched to the scene, in which a patient was then taken to Tameside General Hospital.”
Active Tameside, which operates the leisure facility, has also been contacted for comment.